A skull was located in April 2017 at Bears Lane Cemetery in Perry County.   Officials were unsure whether the remains belong to a person but today Perry County Deputy Coroner Jeff Combs said the remains located at Bears Lane Cemetery  belong to Maudie Smith. Officials have not released a possible cause of ...

Fire fighters responded to a brush fire last night near Manchester, and found an elderly man dead at the scene. The fire was reported at around 5-PM… on Matt Sizemore Road in Clay County. The coroner identified the man as Thomas Brown, who was in his 80s. An autopsy will be done to determine the cause of death. ...

Police in Martin County are looking for a pair of thieves who broke into Horn’s Fuel Stop in Tomhawk last week. The two men were seen on surveillance video breaking into the store early Wednesday. The store’s owner realized what was happening and was just minutes away from catching the crooks. The suspects ...

One person was taken to the hospital by helicopter Saturday afternoon following a head-on crash on U-S 25 just outside of London. At least two vehicles were involved in the accident. There’s no word on any other possible injuries.

The body found in Knox County Friday morning has been identified as 32-year old Michael Sowders from Barbourville. Kentucky State Police say Inmates were cleaning a garbage dump site off of Hinkle Branch Road when they came across the body down a steep hill. So far, troopers say the death appears to a homicide, and the...

A grand jury is expected to make a decision Thursday concerning a hit-and-run near the Fayette-Scott County line, which killed a Letcher County native last week. Stevonn "Stevie" Page, 46, was getting her garbage cans from the side of the road when an SUV hit her. Michael King, 47, was charged with the ...

Changes are soon to come for Saint Joseph Martin in Floyd County. Officials with Kentucky One Health began the search for new ownership of the hospital about one year ago. Tuesday morning officials with Appalachian Regional Healthcare announced they closed the deal to purchase Saint Joseph Martin hospital along w...

Hillbilly Days is less than 24 hours away and downtown Pikeville is busy as city officials get everything ready to go. This is the 42nd year for the festival and organizers are excited about some new things happening. They said Friday morning at 11 Pikeville's Mayor will do the honors of putting the pig inside th...

Hazard has a new city manager. Sam Stacy, formerly the assistant city manager and fire chief before that, was promoted Monday night. He takes over for Carlos Combs. Stacy said in his new position one of his main concerns is the water outages during the winter in Perry County. Stacy said there is still a lot of wo...

A North Carolina man charged with kidnapping a Harlan County teen is out of jail. Caitlyn Bosley, 16, went missing from her home in late March. Police found her at the home of Jonathan Stewart in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he had kept her for nearly two weeks. Detectives used cell phone records and social m...

A grand jury will hear the case of a Bell County teacher accused of asking a 14-year-old boy to send him nude photos. Jordan Turner faces a charge of prohibited used of an electronic system to procure a minor in regard to sexual offenses. State Police say he asked the teen on social media. The teen's mother ap...

Lawyers for former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf Tuesday morning in court. Farmer, who was also once a UK basketball star, was supposed to be arraigned two weeks ago on DUI charges, but the hearing was pushed back. Farmer was arrested in March after poli...

On Monday, officials with the Lotts Creek Community School and those with the Knott County School Board met in Franklin Circuit Court to discuss the ongoing battle to keep the Cordia School open. They also discussed the Knott County School Board's decision to end a lease with the school. Officials representing Cordi...

One local cardiologist was convicted of health care fraud last week. A federal jury convicted London Physician Dr. Anis Chalhoub of health care fraud. The jury returned its guilty verdict after twelve days of trial. During the trial, evidence was presented to the jury that Dr. Chalhoub defrauded Medicare, Medicai...

Authorities are currently searching for a man accused of holding his girlfriend hostage in a Wise County home. The Wise County Sheriff's Office is looking for 31-year-old Randolph Ray Willis. Police were called to the home in reference to a female abducted on Elm Avenue outside of Coeburn. When authorities arrive...